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Heart Bypass Surgery Vs. Angioplasty Depends on Age, Diabetes

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

What type of life-saving heart operation you should undergo — bypass surgery or angioplasty — largely depends on your age and whether you have diabetes, according to the largest-ever assessment of the two rival procedures. Stanford University researchers found significantly lower death rates among patients….

Study Links Job Stress to Doubling the Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006

Workers suffering from job burnout are more prone to develop Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Panic Attacks Exacerbate Diabetes Symptoms

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Repeated panic attacks in people with diabetes can lead to poorer control of the illness, more severe health complications, and a reduced quality of life.

Gastric Bypass Superior to Banding for Super Obese

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

For super morbidly obese patients, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a better approach than gastric banding, according to researchers.

Pres. Bush Veto’s Bill To Further Embryonic Stem-Cell Research

Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006

Speaking in Washington, President Bush declared that the proposed law would have supported ' the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others and it crosses a real moral boundary that our society needs to respect.'

Stress Does Not Effect Blood Sugars During Fasting

Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2005

For type 1 diabetes patients, a episode of psychological stress significantly slows the decline in blood sugar concentrations following a spike after food intake -- but has no effect on sugar levels during fasting -- a new study shows

Exercise, Stress Management Boost Heart Health and Depression

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Patients in the exercise and stress-management groups had lower average depression scores and reduced distress scores compared with the patients who received only usual care, the researchers report. The exercise and stress-management patients also had more favorable improvements in certain cardiovascular risk factors.

Serious Psychological Distress More Common in Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

The prevalence of serious psychological distress was 10.4% among people with diabetes.

Adults with diabetes are considerable more likely to experience depression, anxiety and other disorders that cause (SPD) than those without diabetes.

Family Stress Puts Kids At Diabetes Risk

Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

This disease occurs when the immune system mistakenly destroys the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin a hormone that allows the body to use the sugar glucose for energy. Children of parents experiencing a high level of stress were more likely to show warning signs of diabetes